Pinckneya bracteata

hairy fevertree

Rubiaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

10-20 ft

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink,red

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Deciduous

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen shrub or small tree.

Considerations:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts bees and butterflies.

Native Habitats:

Edges of bayheads, swamps; bogs; steepheads; wet flatwoods.